Konstantin Gorovikov, who played for the Griffins from 1999-2001, will take home a gold medal for the second year in a row after Russia beat Canada 2-1 in the championship. He had one goal and four assists in nine games at the tournament, including the game-winning power-play goal in Russia's 3-2 semifinal win against the United States.

Jason Spezza (2001-02) and Joel Kwiatkowski (2000-02) each received a silver medal for Canada. Spezza had the team's lone goal in the gold medal game, and had seven goals and four assists in the tournament.

Stefan Liv (2006-07) stopped 37 shots in Sweden's 4-2 win against the U.S. in the bronze medal game. He had a 2-1 record in three games, with a 2.59 goals against average and .900 save percentage.